"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

CorpEd Profiteers and Privatizers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Over Test Refusal



NEWS
Washington Post
Malloy: CT could lose money if many students opt out of standardized tests
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday that federal law restricts students from opting out of taking standardized tests, and if the state were to give students ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
Superintendent responds on test opt-outs
Superintendent responds on test opt-outs ... Tribune highlighted a burgeoning opt-outmovement that is exempting students from standardized tests at ...
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Kingston school district says 10.7% of students in grades 3-8 opted out of English Language Arts ...
“If a student did not come to school the day of the test and we did not ... to provide activities for opt-outstudents while the tests are being administered, ...
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Tucson Weekly
Ed Shorts: End Of April Edition
The Weekly tells Tucson's Opt Out story. ... wrote about a few TUSD parents who have struggled to have their children opt out of the AIMS test, a story I ...
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Is it legal? Q&A with parents, education officials on opting kids out of standardizedtests
Q: What happens if a child does not come to school on test day? ... on schools that have a segment of students who opt out of standardized testing?
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WEB
SIGN OUR PETITION! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform. INFO [at] ... High stakes tests hurt kids and teachers. End them now. [signature].
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Test Refusal Update | Stop the Tennessee Testing Madness
1) There is no testing “opt-out” law in Tennessee. (CA is the only state that has such a law.) Opt-out is a legal phrase and districts and the TN ...
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Comment on Superintendent responds on test opt-outs - Wopular
One test proctor who asked not to be named tells ... give them answers. ... She defends testing but acknowledges right of parents to opt out their ...
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